With the 9th Pick, the Raptors select Collin Murray-Boyles!

[C_Money]

Getting tougher and tougher for Mogbo to get development minutes.

I think he’s redundant now. We don’t need him.

[WaltFrazier]

jay bilas had cmb higher on his list - he loves him.

tolzman hinted we were gonna get a big elsewhere.

Why is Bilas not on the show tonight. Steven A and Myers aren't up on the college kids

he's on the espn feed. that has andray carter, mallika, perk and jay bilas - infiniitely better than sas on abc.

Yeah I caught them on one of the Twitter videos. I can't get it on my TV I don't think

[Risk101]

Hey I was wrong about Suggs I thought he was way better than Scottie.

Hopefully CMB will make me eat my words and be a way better player than Maluach

[bobbyp3588]

All that tanking for CMB:(

Tell me you have no clue without actually saying the words, “I have no clue”.

[Purple+Black]

Looked like he wasnt happy with the team. Didnt give interview.

He even cursed the pick out according to lip readers.

Seen on reddit:

My Mom is an expert lip reader for Toronto PD and she confirmed he shook his head and said '****, this some bull'. Then when he walked towards the stage he said 'snowy ass city'.


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I rewatched it and it was exactly what he said word for word. I'm so sick to my stomach

So we are trusting reddit mom's lip readers now?

Some people be in denial, rewatch it, it’s clear as day, I see the same words being said.

Just accept it instead of claiming overreactions. I also believe he’ll likely change his mind by the time he joins the team.

[XTC]

Read on Twitter

This is for everyone who is going to keep spewing he didn't want to be drafted by us.

"They're everything I feel like I can fit into"

[Yallbecrazy]

Let's **** go! Yes! 2nd best player in the draft and we're paying him #9 money.

I was looking for you in the draft thread.

Let's **** go my boy

Newborn baby started screaming as soon as we were on the clock.

[Anatomize]

When you are upset at being drafted to the NBA...Thats a red flagg to me...Hope he changes his mind but that reaction alone to getting millions of dollars to play the game you love seems dumb...

He could have said that for a number of other reasons like finally getting selected when he was expecting to go a bit higher, officially fulfilling a life-long dream of becoming an NBA player, etc. Judging a player off a one-second reaction seems dumb...

In poker when you face amateurs they give away their card with their first reaction. First impression is everything regardless of context/motivation. If you shook your head and mouthed **** after almost anything whether you mean different or not most people would perceive it as negative.
It’s bad optics.

[TorontoBarneys]

BPA over fit makes sense when you can provide the type of playing environment to maximize potential. Saying always draft BPA over fit doesn't make sense when you're in a situation with redundancy and you can't play the guy strong minutes to actually develop into anything more than a bench contributor. Did we waste a season tanking for a bench piece? Jesus.

[deck]

I don't love the pick, but I am slowly rationalizing it to myself now. We have a lot of usage in the roster already. I guess CMB is someone that can bolster the defense and not take a lot of usage in the near term.

Still not convinced that CMB and Barnes can co-existing in an offensive 5 though.

[XTC]

I rewatched it and it was exactly what he said word for word. I'm so sick to my stomach

So we are trusting reddit mom's lip readers now?

Some people be in denial, rewatch it, it’s clear as day, I see the same words being said.

Just accept it instead of claiming overreactions. I also believe he’ll likely change his mind by the time he joins the team.

Read on Twitter

"They're everything I feel like I can fit into"

Keep reaching bud.

[theonlyeastcoastrapsfan]

Welcome CMB!!

Let’s give each a fair shot.

[ConSarnit]

He was probably the BPA, so I get it. Their board generally looks different than most teams, I think, and to their credit they stick to it.

Overall, it’s fine. He’s going to probably play next to Mogbo, not take minutes from him. He’s a good fit off our bench and will absolutely contribute this season - which shouldn’t necessarily be a surprise. He’s a very solid, fundamental player and he’ll be in the rotation, so you’re probably not waiting on development. It’s the rationale many of us were posting about why they wouldn’t go Essengue here, and I think it’s probably why they passed on Maluach (or they know something about him that isn’t publicly known).

I probably wouldn’t have gone in this direction, but he will likely pan out - they know what they’re doing. Having said that, he’s a PF. Our highest paid player is a 4, and they don’t really fit together because neither of them is a great shooter. So, on this team, he feels redundant. I get that at this spot you want a rotation player, and I think we got that, but I think his upside is capped (at least with us) because he probably isn’t starting for us anytime soon if ever. I don’t really love that at 9, but I think his floor is high enough that it’s fine.

You should always go BPA and I think that’s what they did, so I’m not mad about it.

How is he a good fit off the bench? With Poeltl, Barnes, Mogbo and CMB we’re going to have 2 non-shooters on the floor at all times. Add in questionable shooting from Shead and I don’t see how the offense is going to function effectively.

[Live Free]

In retrospect, he's the most Raptory player to ever Raptor.

I like him. He has elite defensive potential as a multi positional defender, he can handle the ball and act as a facilitator in the halfcourt, and he has a nice soft touch around the basket. The swing skill is the shot, if it comes around, his potential is pretty high given all his other skills.

Can't wait to see him in summer league.

Cmon Oak. We got Zach Randolph without the fat ass or mid range jumper

[Dalek]

I still remember hearing on some pod one of guy saying CMB killed it in his draft workout with Toronto. It was inevitable.

He is a hardworking kid and we are going to have 48 mins of Scottie level defense always on the court. That's scary times.

[VC15Era]

Seems like this kid isn't even going to start for us he is going to be a backup to our "best player".. think the front office is lost

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[Jim Todd Jr.]

this guy is just really good at basketball yall

trust

[Yallbecrazy]

CMB girlfriend is a smoke show! She better not sit next to Drake at Scotiabank Arena!

Let's hope the Tempo take her in the 1st round next year. She's one of the best players in college.

[Rainman66]

I think some of y’all are overreacting. CMB was probably hoping to be drafted earlier, some mock drafts had him going higher, so when his name was called, he was like “it’s about effin time”!

+1
This is the reaction

[XTC]

When you are upset at being drafted to the NBA...Thats a red flagg to me...Hope he changes his mind but that reaction alone to getting millions of dollars to play the game you love seems dumb...

He could have said that for a number of other reasons like finally getting selected when he was expecting to go a bit higher, officially fulfilling a life-long dream of becoming an NBA player, etc. Judging a player off a one-second reaction seems dumb...

In poker when you face amateurs they give away their card with their first reaction. First impression is everything regardless of context/motivation. If you shook your head and mouthed **** after almost anything whether you mean different or not most people would perceive it as negative.
It’s bad optics.

Read on Twitter

"They're everything I feel like I can fit into"

And bro got interviewed by Masai